The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-07-22
ID EuOH sLAEpEREp srLrE.

y, "" tEis SUBJECT tue Jacks0G
Cidyios ''rrfus~s to be SILENT ir
spite OF the Old sdsge that sssiIeses
rs golden" 10 years passed va
have admiFea the Clarion as o re.
LATHE State orgaB, Of pure Democ.
raey aud patriotism, until Of late
its unwOnted silence and neutrality
bad forced upOn rs the conviction
that il was either knave or im beetle.
In a lengthy editorial Of the 18th
inst, under the above head aud
containing the quoted declaration
we we're sorry t%oobserve the Clarion
negiectiHg \ dne Opportunity to
partially redeem itself. The theme
was an excellent one had il been
properly used. The State of Mis-.
sissiPpi has beet slandered unjustIy
by papers published outside of its
limits on account Of willful or acci.
dental misconstruction being placed
upon our political sgitations of the
past few years, an none Of which
was there any ground tor Jasper
sions Of the good name OF the
State.1 In none Of which 10 there
ground for an unfavorable suspicion
to rest npOH the people or Democ-
racy Ia the popular condemnation
of corrupt official conduct. In all
of which there is every proof that
the people of Mississippi are an
intelligent people, endowed with
patience as well as patriotic zeal
that brooks no hindrance.
And set the CLARION used this
theme for indicting the vilest Sian.
der against thGu soPle of Mississip-
pi that We have seen from any
quarter. 1t makes no exceptions
in charging with corruption the
Democratic press Of the State,
to the outside world, is the
refex OF her moral aud political
1t conveys the idea that
rom this quarter has come whole
'aIe charges OF corruption against
'ur entire Office class, which
t knows to be utterly untrue. In
his connection the questions are
mp%ertiuentIy propounded "Rave {
We mn honest officials 7" "Are the
and Judicial officers all I
SIS the Legislature cor I
rupti To all of which we answer
smphatically NO! aud we can prove
t. The Legislature is not corrupt,
or it put the Clarion out of office,
'ifted the p%enitentiary swindle and {
'rdered suit for the $4,000 steal. !
Ige, exposed the Lowry Island J
raud and covered some $500 back
INTO the treasury, shook up the
Treasurer to the tune of some S4OO t
IN anti dated bonds, and otherwise l
condemned the corruption which /
he people condemn. The Judicial ]
Ulcers ere not all corrupt as suit a
-
las been brought on the penltenEia- v
y bond in spite of the ring Opposi- a
the chief offender aud infuen. C
Senator has been consigned to s
'fison without bail for a high crime Z
bat will rid the State of him. u
officially speaking, and the grand o
Try duly indicted him, aud this in a
pite of the aspersions, SANDER and !"
lhuence Of the ring. We have y
good executive officials and IN
Inside of a limited number of men, ii
ficers and otherwise, who have b.
Their been guilty of corruption
Iemselves, or aided and abetted st
harbOred those who have, our 3:
ate officials will compare favOra- bl
= with those of any State in the pr
MON. In fact, the people of the IN,
ate of Mississippi have cause to
proud of the brave and efficient ed
amer in which many of our State is
have recently performed at
> duties of their Offices against tr,
Eat odds. In
There is no such condition of in- an
nal brOiIs and want of faith as I'M
'uld be inferred from the ClariOn,s DR.
'ck patriotic assertions. 1t il is sut
rs the Clarion proposes to be- sx.
end the State we must say kind tb,
deliver Us speedily an,
IN onr friends. wo
W. LhN